Got my Metroamp back!!

[Gainfreak]

I liked the Hotplate as long as it wasn't set below -12 (which was still pretty damn loud for home playing)
I don't fault the Hotplate though, I believe the speakers need to be moving a bit or they are 'starved' for signal and sound thin/unnatural.

The closest thing that comes to cranked amp tone at really low volumes that I have found is my Tonelab LE through my recording setup.
I don't expect a head and cab to pull that off at TV watching volumes.

Im not so sure I agree. There was a guy on the metro page who posted clips of his amp on 10 and one where he installed a MV and no one on the site could tell which clip was recorded at volume and which one was recorded at loud TV Volume. I think Dave bray even had clips on his site with full up and at low volume and they sound similar. Im not saying that the speaker interaction doesn't add to the tone but I think that its not a noticeable as people like to think IMHO.

 

[Gainfreak]

Ok, so where's the f'ing clips already?!

all my energy is going into the Fuchs amp demo at the moment! I'll see if I can squeak some clips through!!

 

[Meathead]

I liked the Hotplate as long as it wasn't set below -12 (which was still pretty damn loud for home playing)
I don't fault the Hotplate though, I believe the speakers need to be moving a bit or they are 'starved' for signal and sound thin/unnatural.

The closest thing that comes to cranked amp tone at really low volumes that I have found is my Tonelab LE through my recording setup.
I don't expect a head and cab to pull that off at TV watching volumes.

Im not so sure I agree. There was a guy on the metro page who posted clips of his amp on 10 and one where he installed a MV and no one on the site could tell which clip was recorded at volume and which one was recorded at loud TV Volume. I think Dave bray even had clips on his site with full up and at low volume and they sound similar. Im not saying that the speaker interaction doesn't add to the tone but I think that its not a noticeable as people like to think IMHO.

Well that's your opinion...I respectfully disagree.

Wait...loud TV volume, that could be still loud enough to get the speaker moving a bit.
I'm talking pretty quiet.

 

[Gainfreak]

Well that's your opinion...I respectfully disagree.

Wait...loud TV volume, that could be still loud enough to get the speaker moving a bit.
I'm talking pretty quiet.

You might be onto something... I'll get back to ya!!

 

[Meathead]

Well that's your opinion...I respectfully disagree.

Wait...loud TV volume, that could be still loud enough to get the speaker moving a bit.
I'm talking pretty quiet.

You might be onto something... I'll get back to ya!!

'Loud TV volume' I watch movies at home pretty loud... -12 on a Hotplate loud.

 

[Gainfreak]

Well that's your opinion...I respectfully disagree.

Wait...loud TV volume, that could be still loud enough to get the speaker moving a bit.
I'm talking pretty quiet.

You might be onto something... I'll get back to ya!!

'Loud TV volume' I watch movies at home pretty loud... -12 on a Hotplate loud.

 

[ratter]

Well that's your opinion...I respectfully disagree.

Wait...loud TV volume, that could be still loud enough to get the speaker moving a bit.
I'm talking pretty quiet.

You might be onto something... I'll get back to ya!!

'Loud TV volume' I watch movies at home pretty loud... -12 on a Hotplate loud.

You have a hotplate on your TV??? Now that's metal right there.

 

[Meathead]

'Loud TV volume' I watch movies at home pretty loud... -12 on a Hotplate loud.

You have a hotplate on your TV??? Now that's metal right there.

I use the hotplate with my Tonelab too....what can't it do?

 

[offa]

Do you guys prefer using a tube poweramp over SS when slaving? Since you're keeping the signal clean, I suppose a good SS poweramp would more than sufffice...

Ive always prefered tube Poweramps for slaving. Tried solid state poweramps many times and always came back to tubes for the slave, always sounded and felt much better.

To also add insult to injury, a lot of people use solid state poweramps for slaving because ofwhat EVH said. )He said that the solid state power section was better to use because it was clean. The thing that I found hysterical was that Eddie supposedly used H&H poweramps which used mosfet technology to try and make them clip or more tube like!! It will save you money on tubes busing a SS amp but you shoul dtry both to see what you like!!

Thanks! Some cool info in this thread for sure... I have an old Peavey 60/60 that I haven't used in a while... time to wipe the dust off that sucker then.